Daughters burn father to death in Gujranwala
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Two daughters, along with their mother, tied their father with ropes and set him on fire in Gujranwala on Tuesday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
According to police, the father of 12 children died in the hospital after being burnt in the fire.
The incident took place in Mughalpura area in the limits of Civil Line police station.
The police registered a case and took the two daughters of the deceased into custody, who confessed to dousing their father with petrol and setting him on fire while he was sleeping.
Along with the two daughters of the deceased, both wives have also been named as accused in the case, police said.
The deceased Ali Akbar had married three times and had 12 children. The first wife had died and the deceased lived in a rented house with two wives and children.
The accused, 16-year-old Anam and 12-year-old Yashfa, also confessed to the crime in police custody.
Reporter: Zahid Iqbal Rana